Fastener for furniture.



T. J. CALL, PASTENER FOR FURNITURE. APPLIGATION FILED 11.29, 1909.

962,939. Patented June 28, 1910.

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THOIVLAS J. CALL, OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF FOUR-TENTHS TO VIILLIAM 'l. LEVERENZ, OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS.

FASTENER FOR FURNITURE.

962,939, Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 28, 1910,

Application filed January 29, 1909. Serial No. 474,905.

To all whom it may concern: with a slot 3. Formed in the connector in Be it known that I, THOMAS J. CALL, a line with the slot 3 is a series of slots at havcitizen of the United States of America, reing angularly disposed branch slots 5 eX- siding at Danville, in the county of Vermiltending from the slots 4 out of the edge of ion and State of Illinois, have invented new the plate. The connector is pivotally atand useful Improvements in Fasteners for tached to the member 1 y means of a Furniture, of which the following is a speciheaded screw 6 extending through the slot fication. 3, the head of said screw being sufficiently This invention relates to fasteners for furlarge to prevent the detachment of the conniture, and one of the principal objects of nector except upon turning out the screw.

eflicient means for holding parts of a dresser or othe 1 in which the two sections together the two the two sections 1 and 2 of the dresser in piece of furniture vertical alinement with the screw 6. are detachable. I

6 until all the screws 7 come into line with the branch slots 5. Then the connector is moved until all the slots 4. are in alinement with the screws 7.

without the use of tools.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a fastener or connector which while the two sections 1 and 2 are firmly held connected and by a device which will occupy but little room and is not provided with projections liable to injure the wall or to become injured by striking other articles. Vhen it is desired to disconnect the sections 1 and 2 by an upward movement of the consecured to one member of the piece of furniture is flat, does not have any projecting portions liable to injure the wall or to become disabled by contact with other articles. These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure l is a view in elevation looking at the rear of a dresser, showing my fastener or connector in position thereon to connect the two sections of said dresser. Fig. 2 is a detail edge view of a portion of the two se(:- From the foregoing it tions of a piece of furniture connected tomy connector may gether by my fastener or connector. Fig. 3 of f is a pers ective View of the connector or fastener detached from the furniture.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the lower member of a dresser, j I and2is the top or upper edge thereof. These 1 The combination with a dresser or like two members are detachable, one from the 1 article of furniture, comprising a body and will be obvious that be used upon all classes urniture comprising two members to be connected together for use and which will permit each section to be independently handled for moving or shipping.

claim other, as usually manufactured, and some a detachable top section, of rows of headed means must be provided for holding the upper section firmly in place upon the lower one.

My fastener or connector consists of a at piece of metal provided near one end ing said studs, each connector comprising oblong rectangular plate provided at one end with nal slot slidably and pivotally engaging one of said studs and having a series of longitudinal slots in alinenient with said closed slot to engage the other studs, each of the longitudinal slots of the series being formed With a branch slot extending from one end thereof to and through one of the longitudinal edges of the plate, all of said slots being spaced equidistantly from the longitudinal edges of the plate. 10

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

THOMAS J. CALL.

Vitnesses:

THOS. A. GRAHAM, NELL GARDNER. 

